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Recent documents in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning Faculty Publicationsen-usSat, 24 Feb 2018 10:10:39 PST3600Modeling of the effects of land use change and irrigation on hydroclimatehttps://digitalcommons.usu.edu/laep_facpub/145
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/laep_facpub/145Fri, 14 Mar 2014 12:08:39 PDT
The edited book volume “Land Use: Planning, Regulations, and Environment” is a diverse compilation of ten chapters covering different facets of the field of land use research with a particular focus on planning aspects. The contributions were selected by the guest editors after passing a thorough peer review process involving selected international subject experts. Besides the planning component which is considered the central theme of the book volume, articles also address risk and climate change as well as local land use development and sustainable management aspects. Contributions include application-oriented case studies, as well as conceptual approaches and data simulation and modeling-driven elaborations. In terms of land use planning and its implications on society and the environment, recommendations are provided that show how proper strategies help in avoiding negative effects and provide improved decision support on multiple levels.
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Jiming Jin et al.Capitol Valley Ranch Landscape Performance Benefits Assessmenthttps://digitalcommons.usu.edu/laep_facpub/144
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/laep_facpub/144Fri, 14 Mar 2014 12:08:36 PDT
Capitol Valley Ranch, a one-acre home site situated on a larger working cattle ranch, is nestled into a rural high-altitude Colorado landscape. The design for the property required an integration of functions. A working ranch with horses, stables, and a barn coexists with a residence, thereby retaining traditional practices that preserve regional culture and open space values. The intimate and social spaces conducive to outdoor living and entertaining assimilate with the architecture and echo the site's naturalistic setting at 8,000 ft above sea level. In order to preserve the agricultural heritage of the valley, the design limited site disturbance, adhered to historical stormwater drainage patterns and ditch locations, and utilized native vegetation. Through careful site planning, the home makes use of passive solar energy to heat the swimming pool with solar panels. Bioclimatic design strategies, such as the use of vegetation to mitigate wind and sun exposure, produce comfortable outdoor spaces for three-season use.
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Bo Yang et al.Cascade Garden Residence Landscape Performance Benefits Assessmenthttps://digitalcommons.usu.edu/laep_facpub/143
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/laep_facpub/143Fri, 14 Mar 2014 12:08:34 PDT
Cascade Garden is a tranquil, high-altitude residential property, designed to preserve the area's natural setting and ecosystem while meeting the property owner's requests for outdoor amenities. The project involved dismantling an existing house and siting a new home integrated into the landscape with minimal site disturbance. The site features an existing pond, which was planted with riparian vegetation and modified to support trout habitat and supply water for landscape irrigation. Because of the harsh, high-altitude climate and presence of wildlife, plant species were carefully selected to ensure high growth levels and low maintenance. Most of the traditional lawn was replaced with native plants, which conserve water and reduce fertilizer consumption. The home also employs renewable energy through a ground-source heat pump that is used to operate outdoor site features. The design creates a serene environment that complements its surroundings and provides the relaxing outdoor spaces the homeowners sought.
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Bo Yang et al.Riverside Ranch Landscape Performance Benefits Assessmenthttps://digitalcommons.usu.edu/laep_facpub/142
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/laep_facpub/142Fri, 14 Mar 2014 12:08:31 PDT
Riverside Ranch was one of the first homesteads built in Colorado's Roaring Fork River Valley in the 1880s. The project site was a stop for the railroad and stage coaches travelling to nearby Aspen and a successful agricultural and ranching operation for decades. In the mid-twentieth century, the site transitioned into use as an asphalt mixing plant for the Colorado Department of Transportation. When the landscape architect began work, the site was essentially a brownfield in need of rehabilitation as it was host to multiple rundown historic buildings and remnants of the asphalt plant. The design team reconstructed the landscape to create a private residential property, incorporating native vegetation with year-round visual interest and reclaimed materials to tie the site to its heritage. A riparian corridor stores water on-site, releases it on demand for downstream users per state requirements, improves water quality, and provides habitat for multiple trout species. The historic structures were restored and reconfigured to create a visual amenity, forming a quadrangle in a manner reminiscent of the site's past.
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Bo YangPark Avenue & US 50 Redevelopment Streetscape Performance Benefits Assessmenthttps://digitalcommons.usu.edu/laep_facpub/141
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/laep_facpub/141Fri, 14 Mar 2014 12:08:29 PDT
The town of South Lake Tahoe experienced undisciplined development, which created traffic congestion, limited connectivity to recreational assets, and negatively impacted the scenic and environmental quality of Lake Tahoe and the region. In response, strict environmental regulations were developed, which subsequently ceased development activities. Faced with serious environmental and economic problems, residents, officials, and developers jointly revised development regulations and worked to strategically deploy development monies to give the town a new future. Today, the town's Park Avenue Corridor with its wide sidewalks, interconnected plazas, consistent architecture, gondola, intermodal transit center, street furniture, and integrated stormwater management is a national model for redevelopment that promotes economic vitality, improves the natural environment, and creates a strong sense of place.
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Bo Yang et al.Cherry Creek North Improvements and Fillmore Plaza Landscape Performance Benefits Assessmenthttps://digitalcommons.usu.edu/laep_facpub/140
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/laep_facpub/140Fri, 14 Mar 2014 12:08:27 PDT
The 16-block Cherry Creek North retail district was designed to be Denver's premier outdoor shopping area. Yet deteriorating infrastructure, tired aesthetics and competition from an adjacent indoor mall had led to steady decline. Fillmore Plaza in the heart of the district was no longer a desirable public space since being closed to vehicular traffic in 1987. The new streetscape strengthens the retail environment, preserves the district's history and character, improves identity, beautifies the area, provides new lighting, improves signage, and adds 20 "Art and Garden Places" for shoppers to relax and linger. The redesigned Fillmore Plaza is now a vibrant hybrid street closed off to traffic only during planned pedestrian events.
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Bo Yang et al.Charles City Permeable Streetscape Phase I Landscape Performance Benefits Assessmenthttps://digitalcommons.usu.edu/laep_facpub/139
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/laep_facpub/139Fri, 14 Mar 2014 12:08:25 PDT
The Charles City, Iowa, Green Street project addressed serious issues with street deterioration and nuisance street and adjacent yard flooding for a 16-block residential area. The project combines durable permeable paving materials with sustainable stormwater Best Management Practices, while maintaining the historical character of the neighborhood. By integrating stormwater management, the City was able to leverage additional funding that would not be available for conventional street reconstruction. Because of the success and the lessons learned in design and maintenance, the project has spurred additional phases in adjacent neighborhoods and serves as an important blueprint for others considering similar sustainable stormwater systems.
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Bo Yang et al.South Grand Boulevard Great Street Landscape Performance Benefits Assessmenthttps://digitalcommons.usu.edu/laep_facpub/138
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/laep_facpub/138Fri, 14 Mar 2014 12:08:22 PDT
Culturally-diverse South Grand Boulevard is a historic district of St. Louis noted for its multitude of international restaurants. It is a growing commercial and residential area selected as one of four Great Streets Initiative pilot projects in the St. Louis region in 2009, demonstrating the character of the local neighborhood. The project, which was scrutinized by local government officials, brings people together and strengthens transit, walkability, recreation, and sustainability, while promoting a safe street environment. South Grand Boulevard applies innovative green solutions to reduce stormwater loading at moderate cost and in a manner that provides additional environmental benefits.
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Bo Yeang et al.Daybreak Community Landscape Performance Benefits Assessmenthttps://digitalcommons.usu.edu/laep_facpub/137
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/laep_facpub/137Fri, 14 Mar 2014 12:08:20 PDT
Daybreak is a 4,127-acre model mixed-use community for comprehensive sustainable design. The project was planned on surplus mining land and will accommodate over 20,000 residential units, approximately 9.1 million sf of commercial space, and 20,000 jobs at build-out. The extensive parks and open space integrates stormwater management, merges with natural systems, and is enlivened by social and recreational programming. The full range of sustainable features includes walkable streets, an extensive trail system, native and drought-tolerant plants, habitat conservation, recycled materials, and a vibrant mix of amenities and services. Landscape Performance Benefits • Retains 100% of storm water that falls on the site for up to a 100-year storm with no impacts on or connections to the municipal storm sewer system. • Saves approximately 1.5 million gallons of potable water each year by using an innovative drip irrigation design. Projected annual savings at build-out are 18.7 million gallons, saving approximately $54,000 annually. • Promotes species diversity with nearly 2.5 times the national average for comparable wetland bird populations present in man-made Oquirrh Lake and the surrounding wetlands. • Reduces auto trips with 88% of neighborhood students currently walking or riding bikes to school. This is expected to reduce auto trips by 2.3 million miles a year at build-out, saving 102,00 gallons of fuel and reducing carbon emissions by 950 tons annually. • Reduced carbon footprint by 9,110 tons, saved 23,000 gallons of fuel and saved over $1.6 million in concrete and transportation costs by reusing materials onsite and recycling construction waste.
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Bo Yang et al.High Desert Community Landscape Performance Benefits Assessmenthttps://digitalcommons.usu.edu/laep_facpub/136
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/laep_facpub/136Fri, 14 Mar 2014 12:08:19 PDT
High Desert community in Albuquerque, New Mexico honors low-impact design practices of water conservation, wildlife habitat restoration, material recycling and cultural endowment. This project changed water-conservation and landscape planting ordinances at city and state levels. Through this master plan, Design Workshop pioneered the firm's philosophy and comprehensive approach, DW Legacy Design®, which strives to balance environmental sensitivity, community connections, artistic beauty and economic viability with metrics that gauge the success of outcomes. High Desert's demonstrated success is a model for sustainable master planned communities.
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Bo YangEmpowering people and police in urban parks: Tactical design to disadvantage offendershttps://digitalcommons.usu.edu/laep_facpub/135
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/laep_facpub/135Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:42:25 PDTSean E. Michael et al.Sustaining greenways and protecting the public: Design and management to combat crimehttps://digitalcommons.usu.edu/laep_facpub/134
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/laep_facpub/134Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:42:24 PDTSean E. Michael et al.Geographic distribution of crime sites in urban parks: Implications for resource managershttps://digitalcommons.usu.edu/laep_facpub/133
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/laep_facpub/133Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:42:23 PDTSean E. Michael et al.Hoodz in the woodz: How landscapes empower urban offendershttps://digitalcommons.usu.edu/laep_facpub/132
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/laep_facpub/132Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:42:22 PDTSean E. MichaelWhen Olmsted meets CPTEDhttps://digitalcommons.usu.edu/laep_facpub/130
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/laep_facpub/130Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:42:21 PDTSean E. Michael et al.Fighting crime through collaboration: Opportunities for diversification in urban landscapeshttps://digitalcommons.usu.edu/laep_facpub/131
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/laep_facpub/131Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:42:21 PDTSean E. MichaelAdding crime deterrence to your design skills: An introduction to CPTEDhttps://digitalcommons.usu.edu/laep_facpub/129
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/laep_facpub/129Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:42:20 PDTSean E. MichaelSex, kids, & landscapes: Panel talk on landscape industry conflictshttps://digitalcommons.usu.edu/laep_facpub/128
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/laep_facpub/128Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:42:19 PDTSean E. MichaelMood and the urban forest experiencehttps://digitalcommons.usu.edu/laep_facpub/127
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/laep_facpub/127Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:42:18 PDTR B. Hull et al.Safety in urban parkshttps://digitalcommons.usu.edu/laep_facpub/126
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/laep_facpub/126Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:42:17 PDTSean E. Michael et al.